Archive for 2010

Is BP preparing to reduce presense in Gulf as soon as well is killed?

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Last May, barely a month after the “Deepwater Horizon” exploded off the coast of Louisiana, Right Wing cranks were already dismissing the expected environmental impact of the “spill” (see my video: “Where’s the oil?”). Now that the well has been capped (but not plugged or killed) and all that toxic dispersant has reduced the appearance […]

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August 2, 2010
Posted in: Energy Independence, Environment, Predictions

The Party of Lincoln has become The Party of Jefferson Davis

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Two years ago next month, I wrote one of my most referenced Op/Eds: “Time to put this ‘Party of Lincoln’ nonsense to bed.” I pointed out at the time that present day Republicans take enormous pride in reminding minority voters that Abraham Lincoln… the founder of their Party… “freed the slaves”… the most intrusive, anti-big […]

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July 26, 2010
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Insanity

The sudden acceptability of racism on the American Right, part 2

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Back during the 2008 Presidential campaign, one couldn’t help but notice the sudden surge in racist attacks/jokes/slurs against presidential candidate Barack Obama without a hint of shame. It seemed I would receive about three racist emails a week over the last few months before the election. Suddenly, there was no shame in being a mouth-breathing racist […]

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July 20, 2010
Posted in: Election, General, Politics, Racism, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity

Mainstream Racism, part 1 – the Bush/Obama/Hitler false-equivalency

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This past week, the NAACP passed a resolution demanding that leaders of the Tea Party denounce all the racists signs, statements and activity that appear at Tea-bagger events on a regular basis. Not only have Tea Party leaders (and most Republicans) denied that there are any racists involved with the Tea Party movement, but the former chairman […]

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July 19, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Insanity

Conservatives Conflate Immigration with Drug War

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Supporters of Arizona’s draconian new Immigration Reform bill (pdf) repeatedly cite ONE reason for the need to clamp down on illegal immigration: Drug crime. And so, they target ALL immigrants (or people who just look Hispanic) in fighting America’s failed “War on Drugs”. This is like passing laws against “automobile passengers” to fight “getaway cars”. […]

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July 12, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Racism

GOP to Steele: Don’t give our war away to Democrats!

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Last week we heard from a parade of Republicans denouncing RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s absurd suggestions that Afghanistan is “a war of Obama’s choosing”, that the majority of the country is now opposed to the war there, and that “Obama’s decision” to send “ground troops” into a region known as “where empires go to die” […]

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July 5, 2010
Posted in: Election, General, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War

VIDEO: Sen. Robert Byrd on Iraq invasion – Mar. 13, 2003

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Senator Robert Byrd passed away this morning at the age of 92. Here is Sen. Byrd’s prescient speech warning against the invasion of Iraq on March 13, 2003… six days before the invasion (40 min):   While I highly encourage you to watch the entire 40 minute speech, here are a few highlights:   “The […]

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June 28, 2010
Posted in: General, Politics, Rants, War

Cheney gets himself some more of that Government Healthcare

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Last Friday, Dick Cheney was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in DC after experiencing “discomfort” in his chestal area. Though ruled “Not” a heart attack, Cheney has been rushed to the hospital for some of that evil government heath care at least nine times before: “Mr. Cheney, 69, who has been having heart problems […]

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June 28, 2010
Posted in: Healthcare, Money, Politics

If I Were President. The mistakes Obama is making.

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“If I were President…”. How many conversations have started like that? The other day, my mother… whom agrees with me politically… asked if I thought President Obama was doing a good job. There is a mood in the country (myself included) that is frustrated that President Obama doesn’t seem to “get it” on a range […]

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June 14, 2010
Posted in: Economy, Energy Independence, Environment, Money, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me, War

How to fix everything: The oil leak, the Gaza blockade, unemployment

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Why is it that for every dumb problem, there is an overly complex & doomed to failure “solution”? The Gulf of Mexico is quickly becoming choked with thick brown oil sludge as “fix” after “fix” fails miserably. As if things weren’t bad enough for Israel, last weeks “siege” of a cargo ship filled with “humanitarian […]

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June 7, 2010
Posted in: Economy, Energy Independence, Environment, Money, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me

Two Weeks Ago they were asking, “Where’s the oil?”

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Three weeks after the April 20th explosion on the “Deepwater Horizon” oil drilling platform 26 miles out to sea in the Gulf of Mexico, the deluge of oil pouring into the waters had yet to reach the coast. Partly because it had so far to travel, and partly because BP was permitted (for no rational […]

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May 31, 2010
Posted in: Energy Independence, Environment, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity

The Official “the LOST finale sucked” thread. Seriously.

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I just finished watching the series finally of ABC’s “Lost”, and was seriously disappointed… disappointed to the point where I must break from the usual topic of politics to rant about it (and provide a place for all of you to share your own thoughts.) After watching every episode of the entire six-year series, the […]

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May 24, 2010
Posted in: General, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me